Sharp Cemetery

The earliest marked grave in this graveyard is that of Susan F. Dilworth, who died in January 1880. John Gordon and his wife M. L. Gordon deeded two acres of land on this site to the trustees of Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church in 1882, stating that the western half of the land should be used for burial purposes. When the church was moved and demolished in later years, gravestones were broken and leaning, but the cemetery continued to serve the Sharp community. There were about 56 marked graves at the turn of the 20th century, many of them belonging to children and infants. A cemetery organization formed in 1949 to oversee the site's care and maintenance. Additional land that once had belonged to the church was deeded to and became part of the cemetery. At the dawn of the 21st century, the graveyard contained almost 400 graves. (2000)

Sharp Cemetery is a historical marker in Rockdale vicinity, Milam County, dedicated in 2000. It is one of 88 historical markers documented in Milam County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 151 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 30.7499, -97.1379 near Rockdale vicinity. The nearest cataloged historic site is Persky, William (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Sharp General Store, Sharp, and Sharp Presbyterian Church.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5331012315. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.